Re: RC: RE: cleaning ears (was Ticks in ears)

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Try sunblock BEFORE you have a problem, and desitin (or another zinc oxide
product) after it has already started....

Teddy

"Snodgrass, Bonnie" wrote:

> Just something to mull over. Head shaking can be a symtom of a photo
> sensitivity problem. Sorry, can't remember what it's called. It seems that
> some horses, particularly white faced horses, develop a sensitivity to UV
> rays on their faces, causing a reaction by nerves in the face, below the
> eyes (I think) which causes a furious itching to occur and the horse shakes
> it's head. A friends horse developed this problem late in life. Her vet kept
> treating the poor horses ears, horse was getting head shy and still shaking
> it's head. I read about the condition in a Southern States magazine article
> and passed it on to Ann. Basicly, to test if this is the problem the horse
> either has to be kept out of the sun or wear one of those fly masks with the
> nose cover. If the head shaking improves or stops then you've found your
> probable cause. Perhaps someone else can supply the correct name for this
> condition???
>
> Bonnie Snodgrass
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michelle Fink [mailto:michrowe@frontier.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 5:09 PM
> To: ridecamp
> Subject: RC: cleaning ears (was Ticks in ears)
>
> Any good tips for cleaning horse's ears?  One of my horses gets scurfy ears
> and will shake his head side to side.  Vet has drugged him and cleaned them
> to be sure there are no seeds or ticks, but he still does some side to side
> head shaking (though much less).  She advised me to use the ear cleaner
> formulated for dogs, but I have a hard time getting near him with the stuff.
> I've used it on two occasions, and then quit cleaning them because I don't
> want to make him headshy.
>
> m (aka Michelle Rowe), CO
>
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